Jonathan Coulton and GLaDOS – Want You Gone (Chords)

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Portal 1 is easily the best satire of working for a large corporation with all the jumping through hoops, monitoring, lies and promises of far off rewards. It’s a shame games rarely go for satire because they’re one of the best mediums for it.

Portal 2 does a similar job by making us forget everything we learn in Portal 1 and make us put power in the hands of one being and hope that this time everything will be cool. Replicating the hope-over-experience of countries who sell arms to non-democratic countries and organisations again and again and again and again and again each time saying, “You better turn out to be pretty cool or I’m going to be pissed.” I could easily go on and on about the game but I should move on to the song.

No ukulele this time and it doesn’t transfer entirely happily. But you can still make a good fist of it.

Twiddly Bits

Suggested Strumming

I think the riff sounds better on uke if you include the chords with it (shown in the chord chart). That beefs it up a bit and means you can play it an octave lower. You can strum this for the first chord in the riff:

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Dare I say this is much more catchy than Still Alive? And Portal 2 has been the only game I’ve bought this year, totally worth it. Fun to play along with even though it’s weird, cheers for putting it up!

So there I was, I had just sat down on the couch to try and figure out how to play Want You Gone despite being a giant and probably tone deaf noob. Thirty seconds later I had given up and moved on to see what was new on Uke Hunt and BAM, there it is, done by someone far more talented to save me the frustration. Thanks!

The0R4NG3: I wouldn’t call myself a nerdfighter (I’m made of at least 30% notsome) but I am very supportive of their existence and aims. And I do watch the vlogbrothers. John in particular. DFTBA yourself!

I learned a much easier version, it doesn’t sound as good so I’m working on this but it like this:
(A) (E) (D)
Well here we are again, It’s always such a pleasure,
(A) (E)
Remember when you tried to kill me twice? (Repeat for next bit)
(D) (A) (E) (F#)
Under the circumstances I’ve been shockingly nice! You want
(F#) (B) (F#)
your freedom take it, thats what I’m counting on, I used to
(B) (E) (A)
want you dead but now I only want you gone (Repeat)

Ohhh, my last comment messed up,, the chords aren’t spaced evenly, sorry guys. Here it is revised:
(A) Well here we are again, (E) It’s always such a pleasure,
(D) Remember when you tried to (A) kill me (E) twice? (Repeat for next bit)
(D) Under the circumstances (A) I’ve been (E) shockingly
(F#) nice! You want your freedom take it, (B) thats what I’m counting on, (F#) I used to want you dead but (B) now I only (E) want you (A) gone (Repeat)